Ticket to Ride (Pocket) is FREE today. Get it, quick!
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at February 9th, 2012
If you’re a big fan of board games and own an iOS device, I highly suggest you download Ticket to Ride Pocket (that’s the iPhone version) because it’s free. Ticket to Ride is one of the best selling board games in recent history and the port to the iOS is just plain amazing. You know it’s a good game when you consistently see 5-star ratings in the comments section.
If you’re not into board games, I still suggest you pick it up because it’s not at all pretentious and rather easy to pick up for the family.
Ticket to Ride [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Dear Internet: The Atty. Topacio Meme
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 28th, 2011
So a number of people were rather “disturbed” by the screen grab of Atty. Topacio’s interview. The portait sitting above him was one of Adolf Hitler. Does having a portrait of someone nailed to the wall behind you really mean that much?
Well.
Dear Internet, presenting the Topacio Meme:
List of SMART LTE sites in the Philippines
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 5th, 2011EDIT: Here’s a visual map of the LTE sites as of Dec 29 2011:
EDIT: Updated list of LTE sites from Smart Communications as of December 13 2011. Please click on the image for full size.
SMART is in the process of rolling out their LTE sites across the nation. I am one of the beta testers involved in this rollout alongside over 120 other civilians. The HUAWEI USB dongle that was provided gets speeds up to 46Mbps which is around half the speed of the proposed LTE Network of SMART Communications. LTE is hardware dependent so even if the network allows for above 70Mbps, the mobile phone or dongle you have will limit the speed. 46Mbps = 5.76MB / second.
This is a list of LTE sites for future reference. I will add to this based on the feedback of the beta test group and personal experiences. Note that this is only an initial list and does not reflect the commercial release of LTE in the Philippines.
List of confirmed LTE Sites in the Philippines
Boracay
Jump Store, Megamall (Cyberzone) — LTE connection is shared via WiFi
Greenbelt 3 (CBTL area)
Greenbelt 2 (Mary Grace area)
Greenbelt 1 (Bon Chon, Starbucks / AIM area)
Promenade, Greenhills (Figaro area)
Festival Mall, Filinvest
List of LTE sites being turned online
** does not reflect the final list of LTE coverage
Quezon City
Cubao
15th Ave Parc
Ateneo
magnolia
UP Diliman
Xavierville
Manila
Singalong
Manila P. Noval
UST
San Juan
Annapolis
PLDT Greenhills
Pasig
Ugong
Meralco Ortigas
Pasay City
SM Mall of Asia
Makati
Greenbelt
PLDT Wise Tower
RC Bldg Pico
VAR
Mandaluyong
Wack Wack
SM Megamall
Muntinlupa
Filinvest City
The inventor of the Rickroll makes himself known
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 4th, 2011
Over 54 million views. These are the video statistics of the very first “Rickroll” video done in 2007 by YouTube user “Cotter548.” He recently did an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit and the story, like most videos that went viral on the Internet were really just lucky accidents compounded with the right timing. In his case, it was a combination of the GTA IV release together with Family Guy picking up the steam. Have a read.
It Begins: Holiday Online Shopping Spree
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at November 29th, 2011
As a gamer and well, an all-around geek I look forward to the months of November and December for one reason: the beginning of the holiday sales.
Take note: this period starts from the day after Thanksgiving which has been coined as ‘Black Friday’ in the USA which symbolically marks the start of the holidays. This is the time of the year when stores offer insane discounts and as the all0around geek that I am I frequent three sites: Board Game Geek, Amazon (doh!) and the digital PC gaming store called Steam.
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Interview with Justin Gary, Creator of the Ascension Deck Building Game
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at November 10th, 2011
OK. So here’s another side to my geekiness. Board games.
I’m hooked on Ascension. It’s the staple board game (sorry, Bang!) I play with my regular gaming group next to 7 Wonders. It’s fast, easy to understand, doesn’t require much setup, and you can play with 2-4 guys. A 30 minute game is already long. So I was thrilled at the chance to interview Justin Gary of Gary Games, creator of Ascension. For those who enjoy deck building games like Dominion, Ascension takes direct precedence as a more compact but still epic deck builder. This interview talks about how Ascension was conceived as well as the latest expansion, Storm of Souls.
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A Halloween Message
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at October 28th, 2011
Happy Halloween! Here’s a message I recorded for everyone.
Electro Swing: My current favorite music genre
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at October 25th, 2011I was a huge fan of the early swing classics, mostly by influence from my dad who made me listen to 100.3 RJ FM in all of my waking days as a child. So when I discovered a random post from an online forum on “Does anyone else know that this is a musical genre” I was hooked. The group was called Caravan Palace (actual song that got me hooked embedded above). The genre was Electro Swing. I did some research and found out that it was a real genre with a huge following. Electro Swing takes the classic swing culture and remixes them with house or R&B. Like so:
So, what do you think?
The Voltron movie that we did not have
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at October 13th, 2011Absolutely brilliant. Definitely makes the fans want more. Sadly, no this is not an official release but a short film of a live action Voltron directed by Alex Albrecht of Diggnation and Totally Rad Show fame.
Description reads:
When a man regains consciousness in a Voltron battle lion after an “accident” he has to decide does he live a few more minutes or try to tell the world what happened… the end is only the beginning.
If this is a tease for more things to come, I wouldn’t be surprised. Something like this is totally up his alley considering all the stuff he’s done for his web shows with Revision3.
Job Opening at Google: Country Consultant for Philippines
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at October 4th, 2011Our dear friend Aileen Apolo sent me a link to a job opening for a new Country Consultant for the Philippines. Yes, it does say it is a temporary post but I think that this is still a great opportunity to give your career a huge level up. To note, this is a sales job — online sales in particular with focus on the Philippine market and the job is also based in Singapore job is based in Manila.
The role will lead the growth of Google’s market development in Philippines, with particular focus to online advertising. The main areas of the role are promoting adoption of online marketing; evangelizing Google products and services; sourcing local partnership opportunities for marketing/ business development; and increasing Google relations with key government and industry agencies. Furthermore the Country Consultant will also advise on the development and implementation of the overall market strategy to promote Google’s standing in Philippines.
Also related, a big congratulations to Aileen for getting a huge step up to a regional position in Google!
I’m giving away 3 really epic bags from Crumpler. Join my contest!
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at October 3rd, 2011
First off, I’d like to thank Charlie for sponsoring this giveaway to the readers. Crumpler has been really generous — they’re giving away three quality bags courtesy of ABL. I’ve been a long time Crumpler user, owning an assortment of bags and accessories (like this branded Crumpler toilet paper). I can attest to Crumpler’s durability, especially during the rainy season. I once had a 12″ messenger bag from Crumpler for my iBook that survived rainfall and being dropped in the mud. True Story.
Before we go on to the contest rules, let me show you the prizes:
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